Tech CEO resigns after threatening to kill Trump

A cybersecurity firm CEO resigned Tuesday following an assassination threat he made against President-elect Donald Trump.

“The PacketSled Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Matthew Harrigan, effective immediately,” the firm said in a statement on its website posted Tuesday.

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On Monday, PacketSled said it takes Harrigan’s comments seriously and had alerted the Secret Service.

“These comments do not reflect the views or opinions of PacketSled, its employees, investors or partners,” the company said. “Our CEO has been placed on administrative leave.”

After Trump’s stunning victory, Harrigan wrote, “I’m going to kill the president. Elect” in a Facebook comment, according to screenshots shared on Reddit.

He added that he would get “a sniper rifle” and perch “myself where it counts.” “Find a bedroom in the whitehouse that suits you motherf---er. I’ll find you,” he said.

Harrigan apologized Sunday in a series of tweets, calling his remarks “a flawed joke” he suggested had unintentionally became public and was taken out of context.

“My poor judgement [sic] does not represent the views of @packetsled customers, investors or the officers of @packetsled,” he wrote. “I have no malicious intention towards the #POTUS, and apologize to all for my lack of judgement and offensive commentary. I wish you all well.”